HOW DOES OFA RATE YOUR DOGS HIPS? http://www.offa.org/hd_grades.html

• Two radiologists reported excellent, one radiologist reported good -the final grade would be excellent
• One radiologist reported excellent, one radiologist reported good, one fair -the final grade would be good
• One radiologist reported fair, two radiologists reported mild -the final grade would be mild

• OFA EXCELLENT
• 2 Year old male
• Balls are tight in the socket
• Both joints equal in the socket and the balls are round

• PRELIMB OFA GOOD
• 16 month old Female
• Female was in Heat - Laxity change can occur
• Right side ball does have grey laxity - goes away when female is out of heat
• Both joints equal in the socket and the balls are round

• OFA PRELIMB GOOD
• 16 month old female
• Balls are tight in the socket
• Both joints equal in the socket and the balls are round

• OFA GOOD
• 2 Year old male
• Balls are tight in the socket
• Both joints equal in the socket but slight grey in socket

• OFA GOOD
• 2 Year old male
• I do not understand how this dog got a GOOD
• Both joints equal in the socket
• Excessive grey in joint, joints are not the same. large grey gap in joints. This is called subluxation. (looseness)

• GRADE 1 MILD DYSPLASIA
• Youth male
• Right ball is tight in the socket
• Left ball is slight shallow
• Dogs hip will change dramatically either good or bad

• GRADE 1 MILD HIP DYSPLASIA
• 2 Year old female
• Right side ball tight in socket - GOOD
• Left side unilateral ball is 2/3 in socket - flat spot
• Left side 2/3 in socket, right side is completely in socket
• Flat spot and shallow socket

• GRADE 3 DYSPLASIA
• 20 month old female
• Both joints are poor
• Excessive grey in joint, no socket

• GRADE 3 DYSPLASIA
• 9 month old female
• Both joints are poor
• Excessive grey in joint, no socket

• DYSPLASIA GRADE 2
• 4 Year old male
• Large space inbetween joints
• Joint is not smooth

• DYSPLASIA GRADE 3
• Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) of the medial humeral condyle
• Fragmented medial coronoid process (FCP) of the ulna
• Ununited anconeal process (UAP) of the ulna
• Humero-radio-ulna joint incongruity (elbow joint incongruity)